Harvester-reel.



N0. 809,216.v PATENTED JAN. 2, 1906.

J. PEARGE. HARVESTER REEL.

APPLICATION FILED APR.11`, 1905.

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unirsi) STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARVESTER-REEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 2, 1906.

Application filed April ll, 1905. Serial No. 254,968.

To a/ZZ whom, it may concern.:

Be it known that I, JOSHUA PEARCE, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Pickering, in the parish of Vernon and State of Louisiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Harvester-Reels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in harvester-reels, the object of the invention being to providea construction of reel permitting of the use of comparatively wide blades without increasing the weight of the reel, comparatively wide blades being deemed desirable in order to prevent the grain from curving around the reel-blades and obstructing the operation of the reel and being thrown over the reel and in front of the machine and becoming wasted or lost.

Another object of the invention is to provide a construction which will permit of the use of canvas, woven wire, and other similar light materials withoutdecreasing thestrength of the reel structure.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of a harvesterreel constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view through one of the reel-arms and the connecting portion of one of the strips; and Fig. 4 is a transverse section through one of the strips, showing the material of which the body of the blade is formed confined therein.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 represents a reel-shaft carrying, as usual, sets of oppositely-disposed radial arms 2 and 3. Connecting the arms of the sets 2 and 3 in pairs are. strips 4 and 5, the outer strip 4 being arranged to join the outer ends of each pair of arms, while the inner strip 5 connects the arms at any suitable pointinwardly from the strip4and away from the shaft l. v

Between the strips 4 and 5 is a filling material 6, composing the body of the blade and forming with the strips 4 and 5 a complete blade. This filler 6 may be composed of canvas, woven wire, sheet metal, or any other light material which will form a comparatively wide blade which will not exceed in weight the weight of the narrow solid blades now in general use. As shown in the present instance, the filler 6 is illustrated as being formed of a strip of woven Wire suitably secured at its ends to the arms 2 and 3 and clamped at its inner and outer edges by the strips4and 5. Each strip4and 5 is composed of a piece of sheet metal folded or doubled upon itselfI to form a receptacle for the edge of the fabric and jaws 7 and 8 to engage and clamp the opposite sides thereof, thus retaining the edge of the fabric in rm connection therewith. The ends of each strip are bent and folded to form clips 9 to engage the arms Zand 3 and which may be fastened at their free ends tothe body portions of the strips by rivets or other suitable fastenings l0. By this means the fabric is firmly and securely mounted upon the reel-arms and is adapted to withstand a maximum amount of strain.

A reel as thus constructed is superior in many respects to the reels in common use, as it permits of the use of comparatively wide blades without increasing the weight of the reel to any extent. Reels of ordinary construction are provided with solid narrow blades, which are objectionable in use, for the reason that their narrowness permits the grain to curl therearound, particularly when the reel operates at rapid speed, and this grain thus curled and hungupon the reel-blades is loosened as the reel revolves and thrown by the action thereof over the reel and in front ofthe harvesting-machine, where the heads of the grain are cut off and lost, thus entailing considerable waste in harvesting large fields or' tracts of grain. M v invention effectually obviates this objection without adding in any respect to the weight of the reel, for the reason that the blades are of suflicient width to prevent tangling of the grain thereon or curling of the grain therearound, so that the loss of grain attendant upon the use of reels ofl ordinary construction is overcome. Another advantage of my construction is that it may be readily applied to existing reel structures and will operate effectually on fallen or tangled grain.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and mode of operation of the invention will be understood without a further extended description. l

Changes in the form, proportions, and minor details of construction may be made within the scope of the invention without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

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Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. A reel-blade comprising arms, spaced strips connecting the arms, and a body of light material between the strips and clamped at its edges by the strips.

2. A reel-blade comprising arms, spaced strips provided with clips engaging the arms, eachstrip consisting of a folded piece of sheet metal, and a body of woven material filling I0 the space between the strips and clamped at its edges between the folds thereof.

In testimony whereof l aiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSHUA PEARGE. Witnesses:

CHAs. B. TOBIN, J. B. MEANS. 

